Cannabis Harvesting: Wet vs Dry Trimming!
Cannabis Harvesting: Wet vs Dry Trimming!
To dry, or not to dry your buds before trimming
There are two schools of thought when it comes to the best time to trim your buds.
On the one side you have those who swear by dry trimming their buds, while on the other side you have those who are convinced wet trimming is better.
Of course, to work out which side you are on, first you have to know what the difference between wet trimming and dry trimming is.
Let’s start with wet trimming.
This takes place immediately you harvest your crop. The term wet trimming is used because the leaves you are trimming still hold a lot of water and the resinous buds are really sticky.
Dry trimming involves drying the branches of your cannabis plant once harvested, and then, when the leaves have dried sufficiently, you can then trim them.
Please note, whichever method you use, don’t throw away your trimmings.
Its true that you don’t want to smoke these as they will create a really harsh smoke, but they still contain some of the sought-after chemicals you want to find in your cannabis plant.
When wet trimming it is essential you wear a decent pair of latex gloves because when we say that the fresh buds are sticky, we’re not joking.
Cut the branch near the node and let it fall into a bucket for when it needs trimming.
Then, place a collecting tray on your lap and take a branch out of the bucket.
Carefully trim the sugary leaves surrounding the buds and flowers, removing as many as possible.
Once this is done, place the branch on a drying rack, as you ain’t going to smoke this stuff ‘til it’s dry!
Where dry trimming is concerned, that’s a bit more drastic to begin with as you need to cut the whole cannabis plant at its base.
You then hang it upside down in a room with a fan and leave it until it is completely dry.
By fan, we don’t mean someone who really likes that strain of cannabis, we mean one of those things that looks like an airplane propeller in a cage.
Once the plant is dry, cut off the branches one by one.
Once again put on some gloves as the buds will still be sticky, and put a collecting tray on your lap.
Now you can start to trim off the sugar leaves from the buds, before then trimming the buds from the branch and putting them in airtight storage jars to cure.
Don’t be too impatient either, as good curing leads to smoother hits and a much better flavour.
Let us know which method you prefer in the comment section below.
WTF an england guy talking about weed, when the country has it illegal, thats ironic
I wet trim
You explained none of the benefits of either. Just how it’s done. Perhaps some science?
I noticed when it’s wet it’s way more hard to get the small leave an all that an way to much when it’s dried you lose lot of your thc an Flavs if your careful not any I do it over a trim been for hash so none for waist but all what you want
Does wet trimming effect the smell of the bud? Anybody ?
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GWA. DRY.
I do a wet trim first…I find that it makes dry trimming (manicuring) alot easier…that’s what works best for me…if I were using a trimmer I would do it the exact opposite to making cleaning the parts would be easier
You didn’t give us any info on the difference you just showed how to do it both way, did you get high and forget man 😂
It’s a question which has always puzzled mate, thanks for this video
Wet trim 100%
Dry for me. Its also a contamination issue, how clean your hand are, trimmers ect., not to mention you rub off a great deal of trichomes when you handle the buds (gloves or not). Handle it by the stem, dry trim and cure, gives a smoother smoke, less harsh, and you get higher THC because the buds through drying are sucking ALL the nutrients left in the plant for trichome and terpene development. Holding by the stem keeps the trichomes and resin ON THE BUD NOT ON YOUR HANDS OR SCISSORS. And I disagree with hydro, You don’t want your flowers to dry quickly, not sure who tells people this, that’s just incorrect, ITS PART OF THE CURING PROCESS. If you cant wait just go buy a small sack and give them another week for a much better product.
So wet trimming you don’t have to cure??
Zero useful info
Nothing like stating the obvious!
Useless info, or lack there of …
https://youtu.be/EYIELPtH2Xs for anyone who want to know the difference between the two
I’m only here to say trim BEFORE drying because once the leaves go limp and shroud the bud it puts hours on the final dressing. I mean hoooours.
weed infographics?
You shouldve stated that it’s easier to separate and trim the leaf when they’re wet…
Majority of people will say that dry trimming is better for terpene preservation but majority of people could be wrong
Horrible video who made this 😂🤣
Very informative! Thank you for sharing!
Interesting facts
Always dry trim, if you trim a wet plant the nugs are going to dry out too quickly.
Cool video great production but not very good info wish you could apply some real life results with your cool video
By fan, you mean the thing that just killed all the newbies herb
Nice i like trimming wet
Good luck blowing a fan directly at the stuff.
This is the greatest video on the internet
Great vid! I personally like wet trimming
Both way good but 90% of all people use dry
You literally don’t give any pros or cons for either of the option. How the fuck is anyone supposed to gain anything from this.
I believe it is all preference for the grower.. dry trimming takes more work since it is harder to cut the sugar leaves at its base since they fold over the bud as it dries to protect it so the overall look or bag appeal is less appealing whereas wet trimming all the sugar leaves is alot easier since you can easily get to the base of the leaf and cut it and the bag appeal of the buds are amazing…also since the sugar leaves wont be able to cover the bud while it dries the drying time will be decreased.
no fan…
This is so wrong it’s the cause of my brothers autism